Pay, income tax and take-home pay

Answer Key - Grade 7 Math Worksheet

Circle the best answer, or write your answer on the line.

1. 1.

   Kira reads a pretend pay record for Ms. Wells, a shoe-shop worker. The pay before tax is $417.25 and the income tax is 14%. To the nearest cent, how much is the income tax?

   $58.42
2. 2.

   Pia reads a pretend pay record for Ms. Hale, a bike-shop worker. The pay before tax is $462.25 and the income tax is 12%. To the nearest cent, what is the take-home pay?

   $406.78
3. 3.

   Ren reads a pretend pay record for Mr. Cole, a garden-center worker. The pay before tax is $318.75 and the income tax is 12%. To the nearest cent, what is the take-home pay?

   $280.50
4. 4.

   Bo reads a pretend pay record for Mr. Grove, a music-shop worker: 30 hours at $13 an hour. What is the pay before tax?

   $390
5. 5.

   Jun reads a pretend pay record for Mr. Vance, a zoo worker: 26 hours at $17 an hour. What is the pay before tax?

   $442
6. 6.

   Kira reads a pretend pay record for Ms. Yates, a school cook. The pay before tax is $500 and the income tax is $60. What percent of the pay before tax is the income tax?

   12
7. 7.

   Luz reads a pretend pay record for Mr. Owens, a bike-shop worker. The pay before tax is $400 and the income tax is $60. What percent of the pay before tax is the income tax?

   15
8. 8.

   Milo reads a pretend pay record for Ms. Hale, a bike-shop worker. The pay before tax is $750 and the income tax is $60. What percent of the pay before tax is the income tax?

   8

9. Read this first

   Percent money table

   Line	Percent	Amount
   pay before tax	100%	?
   income tax	12%	$54

10. 9.

    Pia reads the table in a pretend pay record for Ms. Frost, a library worker. It shows only the income tax line. What was the pay before tax?

    $450
11. 10.

    Zee reads the table in a pretend pay record for Mr. Grove, a music-shop worker. It shows only the income tax line. What was the pay before tax?

    $700